Worms:

Cause: Over indulgence in sweet things, ripe bananas, rotten fish, indigestion.

Symptoms: flow of saliva tendency to vomit, grinding of teeth during sleep, itchy nose, indigestion, etc.

Treatment : Krimimudgar Ras, Krimighat Bati, Kitari Ras, Birangadi Lauha are the medicines. If there is vomiting, give Pippaladya Lauha, and if delirium accompanies the vomiting, give Birangadi Lauha. Where there is loss of appetite, use Bhaskar Lavan and Krimimudgar Ras.  Where there are such symptoms as severe headache, throbbing in the brain, brain disorder, watery trickling from the nose, etc., give Mahalakshmibilas or Naradiya Mahalakshmibilas.

Diet : Rice (old stock ), bel leaves, neem leaves, dried leaves of jute plant, plantain flower, musuri and gram lentils, (small) fresh fish soup. Foods to be avoided are :- curd, maskalai lentils, sour things, sweets, bananas, sugar, molasses, cakes, heavy and phlegm- producing foods. Daytime sleeping is to be stopped.